Oki Sato, founder of Nendo design studio - expresses his design philosophy not only with his furniture collections, but through graphics, art installations and architecture.
He was born in Toronto, Canada and later moved to Tokyo, where he took a M.A. in Architecture at Waseda University. In 2002, he founded the Nendo studio and today Nendo have their name on both architectural projects as well as grand furniture designs worldwide.
"Nendo" means 'modelling clay' in Japanese - a term perfectly suited to the studio’s sculptural approach to design no matter the material. For their work, nendo has been awarded with Dezeen, Wallpaper and Red Rot Design Awards among many more throughout the studio's lifetime.
Nendo's philosophy states that, in the same way that life is full of little "!" moments - or moments of surprise and richness - so are their designs.
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Byobu Coffee TableMoroso
Byobu Side TableMoroso
Cloud Large Coffee TableMoroso
Cloud Medium Coffee TableMoroso
Cloud Small Coffee TableMoroso
Deep Sea BookcaseGlas Italia
Deep Sea Coffee TableGlas Italia
Deep Sea Square Coffee TableGlas Italia
Dew Large OttomanMoroso
Dew Medium OttomanMoroso
Fragment Coffee TableGlas Italia
Fragment ScreenGlas Italia
Fragment TableGlas Italia
Heel ChairMoroso
Layers ConsoleGlas Italia
N01 ChairFritz Hansen
N02 Bar StoolFritz Hansen
N02 Chair - 4 leg baseFritz Hansen
N02 Chair - 4 leg base, with armsFritz Hansen
N02 Chair - sled baseFritz Hansen
N02 Chair - swivel baseFritz Hansen
N02 Chair - swivel base, with armsFritz Hansen
N02 Counter StoolFritz Hansen
Slide ConsoleGlas Italia
Slide LibrerieGlas Italia